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senator john mccain then ran into trouble when he tweeted, "so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week"? many in the twitter world called the comment racist. he september out another comment saying his comments were just a joke and told people to "lighten up." >>> now here is your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. the conservative republican governor of ohio john kasich has a course on president obama's health care plan. he now says that he is going to expand medicaid dramatically using money from the federal government. >>> new jersey senator robert menendez is denying allegations he flown to the dominican republic to solicit prostitutes. he calls the charges smears from right-wing blogs. >>> "the washington post" is reporting that homeland security janet napolitano is quietly making it known she's considering a run for president in 2016 if hillary decides not to run. >>> and kitty kelly known for biographies of oprah winfrey is writing a book about the 98 women now serving in congress. >>> last night new jersey governor
senator john mccain then ran into trouble when he tweeted, "so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week"? many in the twitter world called the comment racist. he september out another comment saying his comments were just a joke and told people to "lighten up." >>> now here is your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. the conservative republican governor of ohio john kasich has a course on president...
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you may remember that story, but john mccain got involved in this. he got onto the twitter and said, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week? i can warn you, calling people monkeys can be problematic. after receiving some criticism about the tweet, mccain tweeted again, clarifying it was a joke and telling people to lighten up. >> it has been 550 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? president obama signed an act that allows the house to pass a budget by mid-april or their pay will be weld. >> and today, the six-day hostage stand' off in alabama is over tonight. the 5-year-old boy named ethan is safe. he's in a hospital tonight with his family. the abductor is dead after authorities entered the underground bunker where the trauma played out. it brings back painful memories to the victims of another kidnapping 36 years ago. it happened in california, three men hijacked a busload of 26 school children. they forced the driver and children to climb into a hol
you may remember that story, but john mccain got involved in this. he got onto the twitter and said, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week? i can warn you, calling people monkeys can be problematic. after receiving some criticism about the tweet, mccain tweeted again, clarifying it was a joke and telling people to lighten up. >> it has been 550 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? president...
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. >>> the tweet sent out by john mccain that a fellow lawmaker calls racist. >>> the hostage standoff involving a little boy is over. the search still (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful >>> in just a few hours, the fbi will search for an underground bunker after saving a boy being held hostage. federal agents saved the 5-year-old boy after almost a week of negotiations. the man holding him hostage, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes died during the rescue. it's not clear how he died. the fbi says it was able to get a camera inside the bunker to monitor the situation but they will not say how. law enforcement sources say they decided to raid the bunker when they saw dykes
. >>> the tweet sent out by john mccain that a fellow lawmaker calls racist. >>> the hostage standoff involving a little boy is over. the search still (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast...
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comments by john mccain suggest he's on a glide path to confirmation and president obama hits the road taking his gun control message to the heartland. the question is will that create enough meaningful pressure for reform? that's straight ahead. we begin with new revelations involving u.s. drone strikes program and the obama administration's legal justification behind the use of such efforts against al qaeda suspects. a new 16-page memo copy of which was obtained by nbc news offers fresh insights into this controversial practice including the killing of american citizens overseas if they're believed to be senior operational leaders of al qaeda or an associated force. even if there's no intelligence indicating they're engaged in an active plot to attack the united states. >>> such a strike, of course, took place in yemen in september 2011 killing two operatives. both of them were american citizens who hadn't been indicted by the u.s. government or charged with any crimes. in the past, attorney general eric holder has spoken publicly about the administration's three main pcriteria for j
comments by john mccain suggest he's on a glide path to confirmation and president obama hits the road taking his gun control message to the heartland. the question is will that create enough meaningful pressure for reform? that's straight ahead. we begin with new revelations involving u.s. drone strikes program and the obama administration's legal justification behind the use of such efforts against al qaeda suspects. a new 16-page memo copy of which was obtained by nbc news offers fresh...
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. >>> the tweet john mccain sent out that has some accusing the arizona senator of being racist. >>> the excitement by joe flacco after the super bowl could have cbs paying the price. >>> talk about a close call. just how close this massive asteroid will get to earth in the coming days gliefrjt a cloudy start to your day. but you won't see any snow. what you can expect >>> talk about a close shave. an asteroid will pass earth missing us by 17,000 miles. the 150-wide rock named 2012 da 14, you got that aaron, is one of the closest fly byes in history. the asteroid 14 will speed by at more than 17,000 miles per hour. all those miles may seem like a lot. but you're talking about big space rocks coming close to earth. >> don't be worried. we'll be okay, eun. >>> let's get a look at our forecast as we approach 5:11 and we start with cloud, tom. >> all is calm, though. not bright. there is a cloud cover over washington. live view from the nbc4 city camera over the washington monument. a lot of cloud cover. mid-30s in the suburbs, rural area, most locations below freezing, including prince
. >>> the tweet john mccain sent out that has some accusing the arizona senator of being racist. >>> the excitement by joe flacco after the super bowl could have cbs paying the price. >>> talk about a close call. just how close this massive asteroid will get to earth in the coming days gliefrjt a cloudy start to your day. but you won't see any snow. what you can expect >>> talk about a close shave. an asteroid will pass earth missing us by 17,000 miles. the...
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phil >> this just in -- arizona senator john mccain defending a controversial tweet about iranian's president. he says it was just a joke. on twitter today -- the president mahmoud ahmadinejad to a monkey. mocking his declaration that fee he would be willing to be the first iranian sent into space. mccain tweeted: "so ahmadinejad wants to be first iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week?" >> pam: the post included a link to an article from last week on iran's attempt to launch a monkey into space. after catching some backlash, mccain tweeted another message: "lighten up folks, can't everyone take a joke?" >> pam: developing right now -- police trying to figure out why a man at a texas gun range shot and killed two men. one of the victims was a navy seal. -- at this hour a suspect is behind bars. former navy seal chris kyle known for his record number of kills as a sniper. and fellow veteran chad littlefield were shot and killed saturday at a gun range on the rough creek lodge and resort in glen rose, texas. investigators say a hunting guide found their bodies. police say this man. e
phil >> this just in -- arizona senator john mccain defending a controversial tweet about iranian's president. he says it was just a joke. on twitter today -- the president mahmoud ahmadinejad to a monkey. mocking his declaration that fee he would be willing to be the first iranian sent into space. mccain tweeted: "so ahmadinejad wants to be first iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week?" >> pam: the post included a link to an article from last week on iran's...
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even though someone like john mccain wouldn't vote for a filibuster, it's at least clear to me based on his questioning and statements, he won't vote at the same time to confirm him either. >> correct. that's correct. when it comes to the floor, would he vote against -- potentially vote against. he hasn't said that for sure. potentially vote against hagel's nomination. the question at this point is whether or not hagel would be blocked altogether, whether or not they could get to that point. mccain has said he would not participate in that kind of filibuster. >> maybe we can forget about a filibuster. dan i dana doing excellent reporting. >>> a controversial lawsuit over the government's financial crisis. the investor that cost americans billions and billions of dollars. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you don't even have to bid. master hahn taught you all that? oh, and he says to say (translated from cantonese) "you still owe him five bucks." your
even though someone like john mccain wouldn't vote for a filibuster, it's at least clear to me based on his questioning and statements, he won't vote at the same time to confirm him either. >> correct. that's correct. when it comes to the floor, would he vote against -- potentially vote against. he hasn't said that for sure. potentially vote against hagel's nomination. the question at this point is whether or not hagel would be blocked altogether, whether or not they could get to that...
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that prompted a tweet from our own senator john mccain. so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week? what he was referring to is that last week iranians managed to send a monkey into space. was this a legitimate joke, a joke that went too far? is it racist? >> i'll jump right in. i thought that the senator diminished himself by even making a joke like that. i know that we should lighten up in some ways, but the fact that we have to sit here and defend, if you will, the president of iran, with everything he has said and done to our country because mccain made a politically, incorrect stupid comment? >> i'm not defending ahmadinejad. >> he basically wants to annihilate israel, denies that the holocaust existed. we can call him anything we want. >> not on twitter. >> i can call him anything i want. >> he is a united states senator. have some decorum. don't be an old, cranky dude on twitter. >> free speech issue and so therefore you would defend him? >> i don't want to defend him at all. i don't even l
that prompted a tweet from our own senator john mccain. so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week? what he was referring to is that last week iranians managed to send a monkey into space. was this a legitimate joke, a joke that went too far? is it racist? >> i'll jump right in. i thought that the senator diminished himself by even making a joke like that. i know that we should lighten up in some ways, but the fact that we have to sit here and...
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yesterday, senator john mccain said he will not support a filibuster of his former senate colleague and democrats appear to have at least 57 votes to confirm hagel, including two republicans. first kid you ready? [ female announcer ] second kid by their second kid, every mom is an expert and more likely to choose luvs. after thousands of diaper changes, they know what works. luvs lock away wetness better than huggies for a fraction of the cost live, learn, & get luvs. for a fraction of the cost when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost.. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expec is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. >>> the politics now, where hillary clinton launched a new website, hillaryclintonoffice.com. pretty bare bones. just a picture and a place to click if you want to contact her, but it has only contacted the rampant 2016 speculation. add tagg romney's name to the list of republi
yesterday, senator john mccain said he will not support a filibuster of his former senate colleague and democrats appear to have at least 57 votes to confirm hagel, including two republicans. first kid you ready? [ female announcer ] second kid by their second kid, every mom is an expert and more likely to choose luvs. after thousands of diaper changes, they know what works. luvs lock away wetness better than huggies for a fraction of the cost live, learn, & get luvs. for a fraction of the...
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. >>> senator john mccain accused of posting a racist tweet. what he said about a monkey sent into space from iran. >>> and a bumpy road for people in east oakland. the fight they are facing with the city and it's coming at a high cost. >>> some people are accusing senator mccain of being a racist comparing mahmoud ahmadinejad to a monkey. the tweet says so mahmoud ahmadinejad wants to be first iranian in space. wasn't he there last week? his tweet followed reports that mahmoud ahmadinejad volunteered limb self for a manned spaceflight after iran claimed it successfully sent a monkey into space. among those taking offense at mccain's tweet was a republican congressman from michigan of palestinian decent. mccain sent a tweet later saying it was a joke and telling his followers to lighten up. some question the claim that iran sent the monkey in space and back. iran showed off the monkey before and after it blasted off aboard a rocket. now the state department says the photos taken before and after the launch are look very different. iranian offic
. >>> senator john mccain accused of posting a racist tweet. what he said about a monkey sent into space from iran. >>> and a bumpy road for people in east oakland. the fight they are facing with the city and it's coming at a high cost. >>> some people are accusing senator mccain of being a racist comparing mahmoud ahmadinejad to a monkey. the tweet says so mahmoud ahmadinejad wants to be first iranian in space. wasn't he there last week? his tweet followed reports...
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that states, as john mccain said, like arizona and texas, could actually go blue if the republican party doesn't join in an effort to fix the immigration system. there's a real question though on how far it to go. you see the president will be pushing for citizenship and a lot of members of the republican party are willing to talk about border security, work place enforcement and other issues but they do not want to go past legalization which includes fines and other things to the ultimate sort of gift of citizenship for people who have broken the law. that is where the fight will come down. will we have a bill? probably. the will it go all the way to citizenship? probably not. jon: a.b. stoddard from "the hill". good to have you on. >> thank you. jenna: some new information on another big story today, on that suspenseful hostage standoff that came to a very dramatic end. fbi agents stormed a bunker where a man was holding a 5-year-old boy for a week. killing the hostage-taker and pulling out the boy, luckily unharmed. law enforcement believes they acted just in time. >> they had reason
that states, as john mccain said, like arizona and texas, could actually go blue if the republican party doesn't join in an effort to fix the immigration system. there's a real question though on how far it to go. you see the president will be pushing for citizenship and a lot of members of the republican party are willing to talk about border security, work place enforcement and other issues but they do not want to go past legalization which includes fines and other things to the ultimate sort...
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>> because he's only a war hero and republican -- >> stephanie: but, when john mccain starts to sound reasonable, something is going on. he said he will not support a filibuster. >> it's not the policy. >> stephanie: several other senator also voiced reservations about a filibuster after mitch mcconnell raised that policy. >> it's not the policy! >> stephanie: it's true. >> and further more [ mumbling ] ! [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> just warning you. >> stephanie: just proving he is still kind of a douche. did you see he made a racist joke. representative justin ahmash republican of michigan denowed the joke about president i'm a dinner jacket in which he alluded to auk ma den jad as a monkey. >> he was talking about the monkey in space and that he wants to be the first iranian in space -- >> mccain doesn't think that he is a foreign leader in any way shape or form. >> stephanie: just saying still under the category of not helpful. >> not helpful. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: let's go to ken in philadelphia. hi, ken, welcome. >> caller: hi, how are you doing?
>> because he's only a war hero and republican -- >> stephanie: but, when john mccain starts to sound reasonable, something is going on. he said he will not support a filibuster. >> it's not the policy. >> stephanie: several other senator also voiced reservations about a filibuster after mitch mcconnell raised that policy. >> it's not the policy! >> stephanie: it's true. >> and further more [ mumbling ] ! [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪]...
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i'm sorry. >> do we really think that john mccain is on twitter or is this one of his aides? >> is it possible that people will not take this as a slam as this one individual, the president of iran, but the culture of iranians in general. >> it's much ado about nothing. >> that's why the united states representative made the comment that he did. why even give somebody the opportunity to criticize you as racist by make a stupid comment. >> i can't believe you're not defending this in the first amendment. >> have you ever fired a gun? yes, in fact at camp david we do skeet shooting all the time. some people didn't believe him. they thought he was making it up. on the eve to this trip to minnesota, jay carney at the white house tweeted this photo, see if we can put it up right now, of the president doing just that, skeet shooting up at camp david. image guy, was this a smart photo to release? what's this all about? >> absolutely. by the way, we could put up 1,000 what i call contrived photos of him drinking beer and he doesn't drink beer. i don't have a problem with it. whether
i'm sorry. >> do we really think that john mccain is on twitter or is this one of his aides? >> is it possible that people will not take this as a slam as this one individual, the president of iran, but the culture of iranians in general. >> it's much ado about nothing. >> that's why the united states representative made the comment that he did. why even give somebody the opportunity to criticize you as racist by make a stupid comment. >> i can't believe you're not...